Can a 20 year old face any jail time or legal action for engaging in consensual sexual activity with a 17 year old in Texas?
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Answered on May 07, 2022
Texas Penal Code Section 21.11 and Penal Code Section 22.011 define the legal Age of Consent in Texas, which is 17. Penal Code Section 21.11...
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Can I be 18 dating a 16 year old?
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Answered on May 18, 2019
The age of consent for sexual relations is 17 years. There are no laws against an 18 year old merely "dating" a 16 year old. Now if you are having...
Are there any age restrictions on dating?Could I fall under a “Romeo and Juliet” law? Can a 20 year old and 17 year old have sex
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Answered on November 10, 2018
There are no per se age restrictions on dating in Texas. However if sexual relations are involved, Section 22.011 of the Texas Penal Code may...
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Answered on September 13, 2018
An assault with bodily injury is classified as a Class A Misdemeanor assault but if there’s a deadly weapon involved, it becomes a second-degree...
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Can a 19 year old date a 16 year old?
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Answered on September 13, 2018
There are no laws against "dating" someone in Texas. However the age at which someone can consent to sexual relations is 17 years old.
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Can my boyfriend get probation for aggravated assult?
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Answered on September 13, 2018
You and/or your boyfriend need to consult an attorney immediately. Don't answer anymore questions without representation.
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Can I date a 21 year old male if I am a 17 year old female?also we would not just be dating but having sexual relations.
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Answered on September 13, 2018
The age of consent in Texas is 17. That means you can have sexual relations with anyone older, and in Texas, anyone 3 years or less younger than...
In Texas can a child molester be arrested over 30 years later?
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Answered on September 13, 2018
Under Section 12.01 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure there are no statute of limitations for sexual assault of a child, indecency with a...
My company was alerted to my embezzlement. I was pulled into an office and questioned.
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Answered on September 13, 2018
Let me qualify my response by saying that I don't know the specific field you work in nor do I know the specifics to what you confessed to. A...
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